Eyeglasses.



- s. I cIiUL BE EYEGLASSES. APPLIOATION'PILED OCT. 3, 19 10.

Patented Ju e 27,1911.

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rearward direction is' tins STEPHEN a. cLULnn, or ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, Assronon 'ro BAY srarn OPTICAL COMPANY, -.A CORPORATION or MAINE.

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My invention relates to eyeglass mountings of the swinging guard arm t -yp'e',a'nd

rovide a convenguard relatively to the plane of the lenses, also transversely thereto; to provide a simple device for interlocking the guardand arm and which will prevent excessive rotary travel of the guard relatively to the arm;

to enable the guard and arm to be tightenedafter continued wear without binding the parts, and to facilitate the assemblage and connection of the guard and arm.

To the above .ends primarily my invention consists in the construction, cor'nbinzr.

tion, and mode of operation of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the claimshereto appended.

In the accompanying 'drawings'iwhich form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a pair of eyeglasses embodying my invention, showing the lenses partially broken away, F1g. 2, a plan'vlew of the same, 3, a section taken on line' m of Fig. 2, Fig. 4, a vertical section of the screw in original form, showing in bro- ,ken lines its final form, and Fig. 5, a side elevation of the screw with the guard ear shown in sect-ion.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

' pair of eyeglasses provided preferably with the bottom of the support. In each portion- 0, concentric with the recess (Z is a screw or pivot post E which. holds in position a swinging lever or arm F of flat bendable materal, provided with a cavity f to receive the upper end of thespri'ng D',an'd.having. upon its forward end an integralhandle or finger piece G. p flat upper face of the ortion a, and in a The arm F rests upon the ant upwardly and head of the screw, and the face is of the latlathe drawings A represents the lenses;' B, the straps; and C, the rigid bridge of a Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patgnted Junie $7, 1911, I Application filed-October 3, 1910. Serial No. 584,973.

above the plane of said face, as at h, andthen downwardly, as at it, forming avertical loop H opening downwardly. The vertical portion I of the armtermi natcs ina curved 'portionJ provided with 'an arcuate screw shank, but this is not essential. In detail this screw comprises a head having a flat bottom face 7c and an annular V shaped "groove 70 in its side. The screw shank has a smooth upper portion 71: and threads 10* upon its lower portion, the wholeadapted to -enter the opening Eachlfuard L has intermediate its length an ear of curved outline provided with an inturn ed marginal lug orprojection N adapted to register in the slot 9', and has also a circular opening 0 having a double'taper which is formed by an annular V shaped rib 70 within the opening registering in the V shaped groove 11 0f the screw head. The,

ear M isslidable or rotatable around the;

ter is in the plane of the. inner face of the ear M. A convenient method of uniting the de scribed screw head with the member M is illustrated in Fig. 4. The original form of the head is therein shown in full lines, and its final form, produced by a swaging tool, shown in broken lines.

The operationof the guards, is performed in' the usual wellknown manner and need not be described The upwardly directed loop not onlv affords ample inaterialandspace for ad ustment or the guards in all directions but 10 cates the bend above the plane of the supporting portion of the bridge where it is readily accessible for adjustment. I The peculiar construction of the screw K .makes its'head a permanent part of the member M, although loose therein, thus facilitating the assembling of the parta by making'it no longer necessary for the opera tor tosimultaneously control three separate parts while inserting the screw. Furthermore, the smooth portion of the opening 5,

serves to automatically guide the screwv to its threaded portionwithout danger of cross-. ing threadsv and prevents the screw from dropping out during adjustment. 5N has limited rotary movement in theslojt j which allows the gnardL-to'accommodate titself to'a degree to themose. If, howeyen;

git isdesired that the. guard i be'rigidr tively to the arm: F the opening j'ma q receive the lug "What I claim is,

ofian operating arm ,pivotally mounjted upon (the support 'transverselyi' thereof and providedat the rear upon the support. transversely thereof and provided at the rear of the support with a vertically disposed downwardly opening loop having its bend above the plane of the supporting portion of the bridge the end of .said loop being pivoted to-said ear and a nose guard adjustable in a vertical direction 3 edgewise of the stock.

3. In an eyeglass, the combination with a bridge provided with an endsupport, of

" an operating arm pivotally mounted upon theisupport transversely thereof, said arm in a rearward directionbeing and thence downwardly forming a vertical loop opening downwardly, said loop being adjacent the pivot of said arm, nose guard, and a bendable ear upon the guardpivotally attached to the downwardly extended portion of said loop. a a 4. In an eyeglass mounting, the combinationwith the bridgeprovided with an end support; of an operating arm pivotally mounted upon the support crosswise thereof and extending upwardly abovethe face of the support and at the ,rear there-of, and thendirected downwardlyforming a vertically disposed bendable loop adjacent its pivot, a nose guard mountedon the downwardly extended portion of said loop and a bendable ear upon: the guard attached to the rear face of'the downwardly'extending por- 5. In an eyeglass mounting-the combination with the bridg provided with an end suppprt of, an operating arm pivotally "mounted upon; the support transversely "The lug 6;;In an'eyeglass'mountingf the combina- I y el tion'withthd bridge andsupport, of an 16 made of'a dimension only sutficienttotight ly' i In an eyeglass mounting, thef'tombinav 'tiouwith a bridge provided with an 'end 15 support, and" aguardhaving a bendable ear,

of the'support-with a verti-- sally-disposed downwardly opening loop ad- :291'jac'ent its pivot and bendable for adjustment 'of the guards toward and away, from the bent upwardly tion of the operating arm outside theloop.

lapping the bearing portion, a lug upon the ear and projecting at right anglestherefrom and registering in the slot, and a pivot mem= her connecting operating arrn, 'pivotally mounted upon' the "supporttransversely thereof provided with a a vertical bearing portion-upon its rear end,

theear and the bearing porand with anintermediate vertical looped it portion, said bearingport-ion being provided withv a slot, a nose guard, an ear upon the guard resting against the rear-face of the bearing. portion, a lug upon the ear and 'projecting'at right angles therefrom and regis tering inthexsl'ot, and a pivot member con necting the ear'and the bearing portion.

' 7'. In an eyeglass mounting, the combina tion with a support, of an operating arm pivotally mounted upon thesupport and provided-with a vertical end portion, said poflion being provided with an opening, a noseguard, an car on the guard provided with anopening having-an internal annular rib, and a pivot member comprising ahead journaled in the second opening and provided with aniannu lar channel adapted to receive the rib, and

8. In an eyeglass mounting, the combinasupport, of an operating arm ,pivotally mounted upon vthe support transversely thereof andprbvided at its rear end with a bearing portion, said bearing portion being provided with aslot, a noseguard, an ear 'upon the guard bearing upon and overlapping the bearing portion, alugupon the ear and projecting at right angles therefrom and registering vin the slot, and a p vot a shank fixed in the first mentioned opening.

tion with. the bridge provided with an end v u n 7 member connecting the ear and the bearing portion. v 9. In an eyeglass mounting-the combination with a support, of an operatingarm v pivotally mounted u 'on the support and provided withan en portion, said portion being provided with an opening; a nose guard, an earonthe guard provided with an opening having an internal annular rib,

and" a. pivot member comprising a head journaled in the second opening and provided with an annularchannel adapted to receive the rib, and ashank fixed in the firstmen'tioned opening.

v 10. In an eyeglass mounting, the combination with a. support, of an operating arm pivotally mounted-upon the support and provided with an opening having an outer unthreaded portion and an inner threaded portion, a nose guard, an ea'r on the guard provided with an openi'iighaving an internal annular V shaped rib,'and a pivot member comprising a head journaled in the second opening and provided with an internal V shaped channel in Which'said rib registers, and a shank in the first mentioned opening provided with threads engaging the threaded portion of the opening,

'11. In an eyeglass mounting, the' combination with an operating'arm having an end portion provided With-an opening, a nose guard, an ear on said guard provided with an opening having an internal r1b,4a' pivot member having a portion journaled in the i -Witnesses:

- second opening and provided with a channel Copies of this patent may be obtained :or' five cents each, by addressing the w ashington, D.' 0.

receiving said rib and a shank fixed inthe first-named. opening. .5

12.. In an eyeglass mounting; 'a pivotally mounted operating arm having an opening,

second opening and adapted to receive the rib and a shank fixed in'the first-mentioned opening.

' 'In testimony whereof I have afiixed signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN J CLULEE.

p HoRA'rIoE. BELLOWS,

GEORGE H. MOLAUGHLIN.

Commissioner of Patents. 

